Legal Opinion
Willie Zepherin v. Conoco Oil Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 22, 1989No. 89-3050PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWIN F. HUNTER, Jr., District Judge:
Plaintiff appeals the grant of a summary judgment dismissing his suit as against Conoco. The record reveals that no genuine issue of fact exists and that there is no evidence reasonably affording an inference that would sustain plaintiff’s position. 1 We find no error and affirm.
Conoco owns the offshore platform which is permanently affixed to the floor of the Gulf of Mexico on the Continental Shelf off the Louisiana coast. Conoco entered into a drilling and rework contract with Dual Drilling Company under which Dual was obligated to furnish the drilling…
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- Fred H. Ainsworth and Gloria Ainsworth v. Shell Offshore, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Hyde v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Agrico Chemical Company v. M/v Ben W. Martin (Ex: M/v Greenville), Etc., Defendants-Third-Party v. Brent Towing Co., Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
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- Cory Dalton Cochran v. B.J. Services Co. Usa, Drillmark Consulting Inc., Nabors Drilling USA Inc., Defendant-Intervenor v. Mid-Continent GroupCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
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